New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-29
STILL DRILLING FOR PRIZES.
WASHINGTON AND MINNESOTA COMPANIES TAX
TILE LEAD IN YEsTrDAY'S CONTESTS.

WASHINGTON AND MINNESOTA COMPANIES TAKE
THE LEAD IN YEsTrDAY's CONTESTS
WASHINGTON. May 2S.-The heavens this morning were
overcast and the air cool almost chilly The infantry
companies which competed to-day were Company b. LIST
virgnie; Nealcy Rifles of Maine; National Rifles, Of
this city; Company ID, 1st Minnesota Company A, 9Th
Rhode Island; Company T. Cd Michigan; Bullene
Guards of Kansas City; Wooster City Guards Ohio, and
Fort Wayne Rifles, Indiana.
The Virginia Company made only an average record;
and that of the Maine Company fell somewhat below the
average. The Washington Company caused the first
ripple OF enthusiasm among the spectators They were
gaudily clad scarlet full dress coats epaules of
white, black trousers, with whits stripes and black
bearskns. Their first movement-the stacking Of arms
performed in mastery way. In the school OF the
soldier exercise without arms they made fair average
record and in the manual at arms an excellent one.
Their performance whole has probably pushed them
well up toward the front line OF the competitors
The Minnesota are OF remarkable uniformity In
size and very soberly clad their white gloves white
shoulder knots and brass tipped helmets being almost
the only relief 20 the sombreness OF their uniforms They
stacked their arms filed to the rear came TO tho right
about and again the front man, the CLINT Of the
sunshine upon their helmets betrayng not the slightest
wayering. In fixing and un1Xing bayonets there were
three dcnquents but In general their work Mt the
manual exceedingly good, while In firing byfle'
kneeng. lying down and rising they wero second to
none In movements by company front ana In Volley
firing they kept up thcN cAccllent Ah'J
made garng failure They lost step and line In an
advance at double quick halted and without dressing.
knct for firing sadly out Of line. win this single cNcep-
ton their record is almost une1ceptiOnable.
The Rhode Islanders dark blue shakos, white
rock coats dark BELTS dark trousers and white
lcggng Their performance above the medium line,
but will probably not bring within reach OF prize
The Michigan Company made "A good appearance and
fair but not brilliant recOr''.
The Bulene Guards, Kansas city, were clad IN sober
gray with black waist belts and white helmets. IhciI
Performance was faulty Ia many respects and thelr
record will probably not pass much above the medium
line. So,
tails upon their Helmets There many features OF
conspicuous merit IN their work at the manual and
few rather faults In their marching As whole
they made very good record. $500 -,
This brought tho Infantry competition to an end the
Fort Wayne company for some reason as yet UNKNOWN
failing 10 appear $500 ,,, -
Academy va l. Bethel Academy Val, Maryland Agri-
cultural College Cayuga Lake ~. ", Michigan Military
Academy and the Washington High school These boys
are under the military instruction OF regular army
officers and their manwuyres and manual pracuce'
though hardly up 10 the standard set by the militia
mem bctokeued zeal and degree OF Intelligent ap
alton OF sodierly duties which surprise 10 the
spectators. During the drill OF tho St Johns Academy
boys It began sprinkle and soon was raining hard
The harder II raned however the better seemed TO be
the drilling The climax reached and great hynpa-
thec groan shuldcr shook the foundations OF the
stand when at the word Fire lying down the lads
sprawed face the wet grass and snapped away
al nothing as cheerly II they were so many frogs al
play.